Injury to the Abdominal Aorta from a Seat Belt in a Frontal Motor Vehicle Collision.
- Author:
Jin Young KIM
1
;
Sang Chul KIM
;
Kang Hyun LEE
;
Jae Wan LEE
;
Ick Hee KIM
;
Keun Soo WEON
;
Kwang Je BAEK
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Chungju, Korea. ooiarahan@nate.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Seat belts;
Traffic accident;
Abdominal aorta
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Accidents, Traffic;
Aorta, Abdominal*;
Deceleration;
Hematoma;
Mesentery;
Motor Vehicles*;
Seat Belts*;
Umbilicus
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2013;24(3):326-330
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In traffic accidents, wearing a seatbelt can cause abdominal aortic injury due to an abrupt deceleration. We report a case of abdominal aorta dissection caused by a seat belt in a frontal motor vehicle collision. The initial symptoms and signs were vague or uncertain. However, he complained severe abdominal pain with seat belt sign below the umbilicus. Abdominal computed tomography scans showed an initial flap of the abdominal aorta with hematoma and hazy stranding of the mesentery.
